HR Change & Technology Delivery Lead

Sanlam Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanlam Limited in South Africa seeks a Project and Change Manager: Group Human Capital to lead end-to-end delivery of HR technology and change programs, embedding new ways of working and realising benefits.

You will partner with executives, manage budgets and governance, and drive adoption across the organisation. The role demands 7–10 years of experience in project, programme or change management within financial services.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years’ experience in project, programme, business transformation, and/or change management.
• Proven track record delivering complex cross-functional initiatives, managing budgets, risks, governance, stakeholders, and change adoption.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and operating in matrix environments.
• Experience delivering HR technology projects (e.g. SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, or similar HRIS platforms).
• Financial services, insurance, or digital transformation experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Human Capital projects and technology-enabled initiatives, ensuring alignment to objectives, governance, timelines, budgets and outcomes.
• Develop and execute integrated project and change plans that drive adoption and benefits realization.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, vendors, governance forums and stakeholder decisions throughout the lifecycle.
• Coordinate technology implementations, including testing, data migration, go-live, transition to support and stabilisation.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Masters in Industrial Organisational Psychology

Formal project/change management qualification

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Workday

Microsoft 365

Job description

Sanlam Limited in South Africa seeks a Project and Change Manager: Group Human Capital to lead end-to-end delivery of HR technology and change programs, embedding new ways of working and realising benefits.

You will partner with executives, manage budgets and governance, and drive adoption across the organisation. The role demands 7–10 years of experience in project, programme or change management within financial services.